HeyGuys Meaning
The HeyGuys emote is used on Twitch as a greeting to say “hello” or “Hey Guys.” Many people use it when they first arrive at a channel to greet the streamer and other viewers in the chat. The emote is the image of Selen Akay, who was a Twitch employee when it was created.
Released: 2014
HeyGuys Emote Origin
The HeyGuys emote was submitted by then Twitch employee Selen Akay, who now has a Twitch channel under the name HeyGuys. At the time, Twitch didn’t have a generic “hello” emote, and she suggested it along with her photo. She normally greeted people, “Hey Guys,” hence the name of the emote.
In January 2017, Akay filmed an interaction with some young people about her identity and her fame as a Twitch emote.
Click to see a full list of the most popular Twitch emotes.
Luci
Luci is a novelist, freelance writer, and active blogger. A journalist at heart, she loves nothing more than interviewing the outliers of the gaming community who are blazing a trail with entertaining original content. When she’s not penning an article, coffee in hand, she can be found gearing her shieldmaiden or playing with her son at the beach.